FORUM BIFF

(Re)constructing Cinema in the Transforming Media Environment

Session 1. Are Serial Dramas “Cinema”?

It is hard to deny that one of the most prominent forms of achievement in the audiovisual storytelling field of the 21st century is the long form, or serialized TV dramas. The traditional view of serialized TV dramas as artistically inferior versions of cinema is no longer valid. This has raised the question of what its formal characteristics are as increasingly urgent and important. The narrative and style norms of modern serialized TV dramas are examined from the perspective of film production and criticism, and through this, the mode of existence of audiovisual storytelling media is explored in the ever-increasing transmedia conditions.

Session 2. Theoretical Issues and Methodology

The issues in the relationship between film and serialized drama raise old and fundamental questions about the definition of cinema. In a situation where neither the film as a material support nor the centrality of the theater viewing experience can serve as a basis for certifying the existence of a film, it has now become an unavoidable task to explore the possibility and direction of reconstructing cinema. In this session, theoretical issues and methodological possibilities are suggested and discussed. This will provide valid reference points not only in the realm of fundamental theory, but also in the realm of criticism and practical policymaking of individual works.

Session 3. Laws, Institutions and Policies

The concept of cinema has become uncertain recently, and this creates many difficulties in the composition and operation of laws and systems that make cinema socially present, as well as policies and institutions for the promotion of cinema as an art and industry. In an era where digital convergence eliminates the inherent differences of media types and where large hybrid platforms emerge, are unique institutional conditions and promotion policies for movies really necessary? If so, for what reason and in what specific way should they be implemented? From the current issues to the direction of fundamental innovation desperately needed, various discussions are held around the policy (re)construction of cinema.

Oct. 10 (Mon) - Busan Visual Industry Center Screening Room (11F)

Oct. 11 (Tue) - Busan Visual Industry Center Conference Hall (11F)